Press Releases & Updates 2002

STATEMENT

We Ulla Roder, Trident Ploughshares pledger and Graham Kayes have undertaken this action at RAF Fylingdales today in the name of Disarmament. We are opposed to the military exploration of space and the US Missile Defence Program especially as key components of this are located at RAF Fylingdales in the UK without the consent of either the government or the people. These facilities cost British taxpayers money to uphold and finance and they also make the UK a target for the so-called rogue states. On top of this the electromagnetic waves that are received and transmitted can disrupt and interfere with the health of both wildlife and people in the area.

The upgrading of RAF Fylingdales will trigger a new arms race on earth and in space. The use of RAF Fylingdales, in combination with other bases such as the US Spy Base at Menwith Hill as part of the control and command network for the Trident nuclear Weapons system, we see as a threat to all humanity especially with an impending war on Iraq.

We also believe that the Missile Defence program is only the beginning of a much larger program for bringing nuclear power and weapons into space. These plans we believe will put the freedom and lives of millions of people at stake. It will give the USA power and control globally and it will widen the gap between the poor and rich in the world. This will cause more angry acts of terrorism world-wide and trigger attacks and more wars. We hope that our action will make the decision-makers think of other alternatives to killing innocent people in their greed for oil and other interests.

After many years of conventional protest and lobbying politicians, we cannot see any other way now than to prevent this system from being used by dismantling it ourselves in a non-violent, peaceful, open and accountable way. We have no other intentions and we have taken every precaution to prevent harm to any living beings though our direct action.

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